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Common diesel water pump

Flooding the fields

Smokin'

Seen all over northern India, the diesel pumps most farmers use to irrigate their crops in the dry...

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Hired by the hour, the diesel pump floods as much water onto the field as it will take...

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... and pumps out a lot of smoke and CO2 in the process. This shows the biggest plume of smoke,...

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Failed crop

Peddle power to the rescue

A huge difference

This farmer couldn't hire a diesel pump when he needed one, and lost a crop - he holds up a sad,...

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With the treadle pump installed on his land, providing steady irrigation every day, this farmers...

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Mr Pyari had to leave his family for months at a time, earning money in the city to pay for diesel. ...

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Installing a treadle pump

Preparing the piping

Pump unit fitted

Mechanics help install a farmer's new treadle pump. First the bore hole is sunk...

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The end of the suction pipe has hole to allow in water from under group, which the pump pulls to the...

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Attached to the end of the suction pipe, the red pump unit is the main component. The peddling...

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Making the frame

First water

Satisfied new owner

The bamboo frame is build around the pump, and attached to the pistons.

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The newly installed pump draws its first water

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The farmer trials his new pump, sending water onto his crops.

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Healthy crops

It's not all work...

Pump distribution

Neat little irrigation channels direct the water from the pump to the different crops.

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As this young farm assistant shows!

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The 'KB Pipe Centre' is one of an increasing number of outlets for the pump. Here is the owner and...

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International Development Enterprises, India

Spread the word

...or IDE-I is the not-for-profit company that developed and promotes the pump. This certificate...

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IDE-I work hard to promote the pump to farmers, with market demonstrations and adverts like the one...

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